 I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, — but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 324edited by - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Campbell - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2003 - 234 pages
...remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." — ALBERT EINSTEIN "I find that the great thing in this world is not so much where...moving; To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor."... | |
 | Jo Condrill - Motivation (Psychology) - 2003 - 174 pages
...people know about your dream, and you may acquire a new mentor, as a result. "The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. " -Oliver Wendell Holmes Use discretion in discussing your ultimate goal with others, though. Tell... | |
 | Kelly Collison - Business education - 2003 - 192 pages
...encouragement! Be ethical - maintain the highest moral and ethical standards at all times. "I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as is whai direction we are heading. " Oliver W. Holmes 2.42 Techniques for active and genuine participation... | |
 | Richard L. Brandt - Business & Economics - 2003 - 354 pages
...we're an entrepreneurial company ourselves, and we're a strong advocate for emerging growth companies. The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. — Oliver Wendell Holmes f Lance Armstrong has proved anything... | |
 | Charyn Pfeuffer - Health & Fitness - 2003 - 356 pages
...further in sources you know are reliable. PART I 1OO UESTIONS ANSWERS 1. BREAST CANCER BASICS I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, hut in what direction we are moving. —Oliver Wendell Holmes QUESTION 1: What is breast cancer? The... | |
 | Tieman H. Dippel, Jr., Tieman H. Dippel - Business & Economics - 2003 - 304 pages
...Perspective: Bridging the Rough Idea THE TEXAS LYCEUM 1980 Foreword Oliver Wendell Holmes observed that "the great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving." Seneca had previously refined that thought when he noted,... | |
 | Elizabeth Haas Edersheim - Business & Economics - 2004 - 328 pages
...leadership—he does that very much by example. 82 CHAPTER 4 Defining Moments of Leadership and Influence "Ifind the great thing in this world is not so much where...moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor."... | |
 | Deidre Combs - Family & Relationships - 2011 - 287 pages
...bad, miserable, and embarrassing. Through my search, however, I also discovered what the Taoist / find the great thing in this world is not so much where...moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor... | |
 | Leonard Lang - Life skills - 2004 - 141 pages
...are. Famed United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes stated early in his life, "I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving." This book has led you through a step-by-step lifework process to stop drifting along aimlessly in no... | |
 | Carleton University - History - 2004 - 596 pages
...of public policy - some evidence of progress. The West feels, as Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote: "The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving." Perhaps in the West lies a better understanding of the fundamental principles of a federal system of... | |
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